Rusty RS2 Emerger
Tying with Hans- Rusty RS2 The Rusty RS2 a take on Rim Chung's famous pattern. The main element shared with the original RS2 is the wing style. It is not...
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CDC Midge Pupa
Tying with Hans: CDC Midge Pupa Midge Pupa can be an extremely important trout food. This version is a quick tie but does a good job imitating the profile of...
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Tungsten Squirrel Hair Leech Fly
Tying with Hans- Tungsten Squirrel Hair Leech On the small streams I frequent, it is hard to fish streamers. It doesn't seem like an obviously fly choice. However, once you...
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Hans' Tungsten Bomb Fly
Hans' Tungsten Bomb The Tungsten Bomb Fly gets your dropper flies to the bottom quick. Best of all you don't need additional weight in the form of split shot or...
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Hans' Spring Soft Hackle
Soft Hackle Flies- Hans' Spring Soft Hackle Materials Hook: Tiemco 3769 size 16-18 Thread: Black 70 Denier Ultra Thread Ribbing: Small Silver Wire Tail: Coq de Leon Medium Speckled Thorax:...
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Hydropsyche Caddis Larva
Hydropsyche Caddis Larva This has been a solid producer for me in areas with good populations of free swimming caddis larvae. This pattern is very similar to the caddis patterns...
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Split Case PMD Nymph
Split Case PMD Nymph The Split Case PMD Nymph is our favorite nymph pattern for imitating Pale Morning Dun (PMD) nymphs. The Split Case Nymph can also be used to...
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Killer Mayfly Nymph
Killer Mayfly Nymph The Killer Mayfly Nymph is another super nymph from Solitude flies and it does a bang up job imitating small baetis nymphs. A recent diet study found...
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Tungsten Psycho Nymph
Tungsten Psycho Nymph This is a great nymph from Solitude flies. The Tungsten Psycho Nymph is a great all purpose nymph. We typically use it as the lead fly in...
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CDC Beetle
CDC Beetle Beetles and Ants are some of a trout's favorite summer foods. This pattern has done me well the past couple of summers. It was my go to fly...
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Palomino Midge
Palomino Midge An awesome pattern from Tier Bret Smith. Easy to tie and it catches finicky fish. Three versions are shown in this video- Antron Winged, CDC Winged, and Deer...
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Little Black Stonefly
Little Black Stonefly The dry fly season starts in earnest with the hatches of little black stoneflies. In the Black Hills these bugs start hatching in March and some years...
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Cranefly Larva - Crane Fly Nymph
Cranefly Larva - Crane Fly Nymph Craneflies are an often overlooked trout food. A version of this pattern was shown to me in my first summer of fly fishing. I...
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